zxcvbob > wrote:

>brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:30:02 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> In article
>>> >,
>>> " > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I usually go noodles, ricotta mixture, cheese, meat sauce. Repeat
>>>> twice. I save out a little cheese to go on top. I don't like putting
>>>> to much cheese on top because then it forms a tough skin and it makes
>>>> it hard to cut. However, if you don't put any cheese on top it dries
>>>> out before it's completely done.
>>> Covering it while it's baking should prevent that, I think. And
>>> covering it while it rests for 15-20 minutes before cutting should keep
>>> the top cheese layer moist, too. JMO.
>>
>> I find covering lasagna turns it into braised pasta pudding. It helps
>> to keep from drying when baking at a lower temperature... I find 300ºF
>> more than adequate for pasta caseroles... after all everything should
>> be fully cooked and it only needs heating through and enough time to
>> melt the cheese. And lasagna is supposed to be slightly crusty on
>> top.
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>I've started cooking it uncovered, so I can wrap it in foil afterwards
>and not have the foil stick to the top.

If there are tomatoes (or anything acetic) it's not a good idea to
cover a dish with foil... actually the flavor of any dish will be
spoiled when stored in contact with aluminum.

>My lasagna has raw eggs in it

Explain the raw eggs???

>I do cover with foil when I have to reheat the whole thing, but if I'm
>planning on doing that, I don't put the cheese on top until the end of
>reheating.

It's better to cover with plastic wrap and reheat lasagna in the
microwave... you seem to have a foil food fetish... do you make your
wife wear lame' panties by Alcoa? hehe

>One of these days I'm gonna remember to try assembling it all the day
>before and refrigerate without cooking. Take it to church "raw" and
>bake it the day of. (The lasagna is so big, I only make it for
>potlucks and then bring maybe a third of it home for us to have
>leftovers.)

It's a very poor food safety practice to assemble any dish of that
sort and refrigerate without cooking... especially since yours
contains raw eggs. You will be responsible for giving more than half
your congregation "The Shits".